Closure mounting



Gets 4, 1932., .J. A. KIMBALL CLOSURE MOUNTING Filed Sept. 4, 1931 2 Sheets-$heet l f w.l. fla /9L3? 5 49.3.

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CLOSURE MOUNTING Filed Sept. 4, 1931 2 Shets-Sheet 2 JflnK INVENTOR BY mjiwwra Patented Oct. 4, 1932 ATENT Fries JOHN A. 'KIMBALIJ, OF TAYLORVILLE, ILLINOIS CLOSURE MOUNTING Application filed September 4, 1931. Serial No. 561,299.

. closure whereby the latter can be shifted from closing position or brought to closing position and when shifted will be held con.- nected with the article, thus eliminating the loss of the closure or the separation of the same from the article to which it has been adapted,'the mounting or attachment being of novel construction for the easy manipulation in the shifting of the closure and the firm holding thereof after adjustment of the same.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an attachment of this character wherein the closure for a container or other article is carried thereby so that the closure can be operated and moved to opening and closing position without separating such closure from the attachment or the separation of the attachment from the container or other article or application thereof thereto, thus the closure is so mounted as to be readily operable and inseparable from the container or other article to which it may be adapted except when it may be desired for replacement of a new closure or for the cleaning of the same or for any other purpose.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an attachment of this character wherein the closure may be brought to closing position or to opening position and is so mounted as to be hung upon the article to which it is adapted so that both the article and the closure are connected for free manipulation of the closure and without liability of the separation of such article and closure the said closure when shifted for the exposure of the portion to be covered there'- by being disposed at one side and out of the way of such portion whereby when applicable to a container its contents can be readily dispensed without interference by the attachment or where applicable to the cap of a valve stem of pneumatic tires the stem can be exposed for the attachment of an air tube thereto without interference by the attachment and in each and all instances of adaptation the closure is carried by the article for free manipulation of such closure with ease and dispatch.

A still further. object of the invention is the provision of an attachment of this character wherein the construction thereof is novel in form so as to constitute a carrier for a closure and a gripper for attaching the closure to an article to which the same is adapted and permits the free manipulation of the closure for the'conventional'use of such article.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of an attachment of this character which is extremely simple in its con- H struction, thoroughly reliable and eflicient in its purposes, light of weight but possessing the desired strength and durability, neat and attractive in appearance and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the Y invention consists in the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described in detail, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which disclose the preferred embodiment of the invention, and pointed out in the claims hereinto appended.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1v is a fragmentary elevation of an inner tube valve stem and cap showing the attachment constructed in accordance with the invention applied and illustrative of the preferred embodiment thereof.

Figure 2 is a similar view looking toward one side thereof.

Figure 8 is a view similar to Figure 1 looking toward the reverse side of the stem.

' Figure 4 is a fragmentary elevation showing the cap for the valve stem shifted to open position.

Figure 5 is a vertical longitudinal sectional View through the cap and attachment.

Figure 6 is a View similar to Figure 1 showing a slight deviation or modification thereof.

Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 6 showing the application of the modified form in Figure 6 applied to another type of valve stem.

Figure 8 is an elevation of the attachment shown in Figure 6, the same being removed from the stem and the cap removed therefrom.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary elevation of a paste tube and its cap showing the attachment applied thereto.

Figure 10 is a sectional view on the line 1010 of Figure 9 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 11 is a fragmentary elevation of a lead pencil carrying an eraser with the at- .tachment applied thereto, this being a modified form.

Figure 12 is a fragmentary elevation of a bottle neck showing a' modified form of the attachment applied thereto.

Figure 13 is a view similar to Figure 12 showing the stopper in open position and the attachment carrying the same.

. Figure 14 is a fragmentary elevation of a bottle neck with a further modified form of the attachment applied thereto.

Figure 15 is a similar view with the cork of the bottle removed and shifted to one side thereof by the attachment.

Figure 16'is a perspective view of the attachment shown in Figures 14 and 15.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawings.

Referring to the drawings in detail, particularly Figures" 1 to inclusive, therein A designates a portion of an inner tube valve stem, the same being of standard construction and B the cap therefor, which cap is telescopically engaged over the free end of the stem A and is threaded at C thereon for detachment of the same as is usual.

The attachment constituting the present invention in its adaptation to the stem A and cap B comprises a tubiformed extension which is integral with the cap B, the same being cut into at one side thereoffor substantially one-half of its tubular cross sectional contour to provide a substantially rectangular-shaped opening 11, the latter terminating removed from the free end of said extension 10 to provide a half-circular bridging web or saddle 12 while said extension diametrically opposite the opening 11 is cut into to provide a slit 13, its closed end 14 terminating next to the cap B while its ,opposite open end merges into the curvilinear or cutaway edges of the extension on opposite sides of said slit 13 so that connecting legs 16 will be presented between the bridging web or saddle 12 and the cap B.

The connecting legs 16 are formed with inwardly curved lips 17 confronting the opening 11 and these lips are located close to the bridging web or saddle 12 so that when the extension 10 is telescoped onto the stem A the same will encircle thesaid stem for the free rotation ofthe cap B whereby it can be threaded onto the stem for the closing there-' of. On detaching the cap B from the stem A and arcuately shifting such cap the extension 10 willrock upon the stem with the free end thereof working through the opening 11 and in this arcuate movement the reversely to the direction hereinbefore statedand thus bring such cap B to-the position as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3 of the drawings, whence the cap B can be screwed onto the stem as should be clearly obvious. V

In Figure 6 of the drawings there is shown a slight modification of the invention where? in the attachment in the tubiformed extension 18 is provided with a split sleeve-like end 19 constituting a nipple or thimble for the engagement therein of the cap 20'for the valve stem 21, the sleeve end 19 frictionally binds the cap 20 therein when seated within this end,.while the opposite web or bridge end 22 of the extension 18 is centrally slitted at 23 and in this manner provides opposed inherently resilient jaws 2 1 having the reversely curved inner edges 25 to provide a receiving gap therebetween for the stem 21 when the cap 20 is detached therefrom and swung laterally to one side of said stem, the jaws 24 frictionally gripping the stem when therebetween to hold the cap 20 in its laterally swung and open position. On the lateral swinging of the cap 20 off of the stem 21. the free end of the latter passes through the openings 26 between the heel portion 27 of the jaws 24 for reception in the gap between the edges 25 of these jaws to be held by the latter.

In Figure 7 the inner tube valve stem 28 is of that type having a shoulder 29 at the enlarged externally threaded end 30 thereof for the cap 31 and in this particular type of stem 28 the heel portion 27 coacts with the shoulder 29 to limit longitudinal displacement of' the extension 18 upon the stem and also obviate the possibility of the accidental working of the attachment from said stem when the cap 31 is detached from the stem and swung laterally to one side thereof.

In Figures 9 and 10 there is shown the application of the attachment to a paste tube 32 having the mouth stem 33 with which is engageable the cap 3 1 as usual. This cap 8% is carried in the end 19 of the extension 18 and it will be obvious'that the jaws 24 by reason of the construction thereof func- 7 having the clip tion as a cli for the stem 33 to hold the cap 34 connecte with the tube 32 to avoid accidental separation of said cap therefrom.

In Figure 11 of the drawings there is shown a further modification of the invention wherein is illustrated a lead pencil 35 carrying an eraser 36 at one end thereof and adapted to be engaged over this end with the eraser 36 therein is a cap 37 formed with the extension 38 having at each side thereof the lip 34 located adjacent to the bridging web or saddle 40 which is identical as well as the extension 38 and lip 34 with the construction illustrated in Figures 1 to 5 of the drawings so that the said cap 37 can be lifted ofii of the eraser carrying end of the pencil and shifted arcuately to one side of said pencil for the use of the eraser 36 in the ordinary well known manner. When the eraser is not to be used, the cap 37 will cover and enclose the same.

In Figures 12 and 13 of the drawings there is shown a further modification of the invention wherein the bottle neck 41 has the usual mouth rim 42 and into this bottle neck is fitted the usual cork stopper 43. The stopper 43 is carried by the attachment which comprises the ring' or annular embracing band 44 for the stopper 43, the ring or band being formed with nibs 45 for biting engagement into the stopper to hold the same fixed in the ring or band. Integrally formed with the ring or band 44 is the extension 46 end 47, the same being identical in its construction with the attachment shown in Figures 9 and 10 so that the cork stopper 43 is readily engageable in the neck 41 at its mouth or removed therefrom and swung to one side thereof. Thus the attachment in its construction clips tothe bottle neck the stopper 43 and also carries the same.

In Figures 14 and 15 there is shown a still further modification of the invention wherein the attachment is constituted by a single length of wire bent on itself to provide an embracing ring 48 for the stopper 49 and the extension 50 having the angularly related and curved inner and outer jaw loops 51 and 52 respectively, these being adapted to embrace the neck 54 of abottle with the bights 54 between said loops functioning as jaws to retain the neck 54 within either loop 51 or 52 when occupying the same on the swinging of the stopper to opening or closing position with respect to the bottle neck 53. This form of attachment made from the wire functions and operates identically as do the other forms of construction of the attachment hereinbefore described.

It is clearly apparent that the attachment constitutes a mounting for the closure of a container, particularly of that type of a cap or stopper formation adaptable to articles of circular form in cross section and in the use thereof the closure is a connected part susceptible of manipulation for movement to closing position and to be swung o'lf of and away from such article without liability of its separationtherefrom and the accidental loss of the same in the use thereof.

By reason of the particular construction of the closure mounting in the preferred and modified forms thereof it will be apparent that the extension provides a frame which conforms to the part to which it is adapted and this frame is provided with resilient protuberances directly opposite each other so as to bind or frictionally engage the said part whereby on the swinging arcuately of the closure the protuberances will constitute an axis of movement and also snap the closure when swung to one side of the part or into position for engaging the part for closing the same and these protuberances act as a centralizing medium for effecting or guiding the movement of the extension when the closure is manipulated as such protuberances guide the closure when swung onto the part and also when swung of]? of the same as should be clearly obvious.

It is of course to be understood that while there have been shown and described preferred and modified forms of construction of the attachment the same is susceptible of further changes, variations and modifications and this is contemplated without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages and as properly come within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is 1. A device of the kind described comprising a closure adapted for engagement with a part, resilient arcuate arms embracing the part for sliding movement axially thereof and carrying the closure, said arms being shaped to allow lateral swinging movement of the closure, and means on the arms for latching the same in alignment with the part or when swung laterally therefrom.

2. A device of the kind described comprising a closure adapted for engagement with a part, resilient arcuate arms embracing the part for sliding movement axially thereof and carrying the closure, said arms being shaped to allow lateral swinging movement of the closure, means on the arms for latching the same in alignment with the part or when swung laterally therefrom, and means coupling the arms and closure.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

JOHN A. KIMBALL. 

